A new index published for the first time this week, suggests that forwarders expect ocean and air cargo to increase in volumes over the net six months.The Stifel Nicolaus Logistics Confidence Index asked members of the ocean and air freight forwarding industry about current cargo volumes and expected volumes in six months’ time. In ocean [...]

Several large air freight companies have been fined by the EU for price-fixing. Fourteen freight forwarders were fined a total of 169 million for operating an air freight cartel on several routes. The investigation centred on freight forwarding services from the UK to outside the European Economic Area (EEA), from within the EEA to the US, [...]

Lloyds of London Maritime Academy is offering a new distance learning course covering all aspects of container shipping. The course examines the commercial, technical and operational aspects of the liner shipping industry and is ideal for people working for shipping lines. It would also be especially beneficial to personnel engaged in the wider container logistics [...]

The Breakbulk Americas freight event in New Orleans this month offered a two day training course for Project Cargo Management.  The course which is accredited by ISO was designed to prepare participants for the pitfalls and pinch points that can happen during a complex forwarding operation. The instructor-led training included applied exercises and case studies. [...]

The USA Government, which is carrying out a major investigation into anti-trust trading in the freight forwarding industry, said last week that six Japanese companies have agreed to plead guilty.  The firms admitted that they had fixed certain fees for their freight forwarding services, and promised to pay criminal fines totalling $46.8 million. The six [...]